Worms NFTs were a great idea for Team17, until they weren't | Engadget

Worms NFTs were a great idea for Team17, until they weren't

a statement that it's no longer working on the MetaWorms NFT project after listening to"Teamsters, development partners, and [its] games' communities, and the concerns they've expressed." It added that it has"taken the decision to step back from the NFT space." notes, the MetaWorms project was supposed to produce"limited edition" computer-generated collectibles of the company's Worms IP.

The backlash against the project came swiftly regardless — because, really, environmental impact is just one of the many issues surrounding non-fungible tokens — and from developers Team17 had worked with in the past. Among the developers that published statements distancing themselves from NFTs are

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